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I always felt safe in my neighborhood.

A tree-lined street
in the middle of a big city.

It's where my dad
put me on a school bus

for the first time,

where he taught me how to ride a bike.

God, I miss my dad.

But then, my senior year of high school,

something terrible happened.

Something that would
change my life forever.

Something that even my daddy
couldn't protect me from.

I was attacked by a serial mugger

on the street I grew up on.

After he took my things,

he violently pushed me down,

shattering the bones in my left foot.

I have to use this cane
for the rest of my life.

But what hurt me the most

isn't that I'll have to limp down the aisle

when I get married someday,

or that I can never
go jogging in Central Park.

It's that the man who did this to me

had mugged five people
within a one-mile radius

that same week,

and law enforcement
didn't send a single warning.

That's why I created Cerberus,

the neighborhood guard dog.

Our app lets users send
location-based crime alerts

in real time.

And guess what... our five million users

are reporting thousands of crimes daily,

preventing bad guys
from attacking good people.

And with our IPO just around the corner,

the time to invest is now.

Quinn Powers. Hey.

Josh Johnson from the New York View.

That's so sweet. All interview requests

have to go through my publicist.

I don't think you're gonna want to

tell your publicist about this,

except for damage control.

But I do think it's too late for that.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I-I've been working on a piece

for a while now, about you.

About Cerberus.

And it's gonna be big.
I think you know why.

This is harassment.

No, you can't play
the victim with me, Quinn. See,

I know everything.

And this article...
it goes to my editor in a week.

I would love to get a statement from you.

I mean, just think about all those people

inside that building.

They'll want to know why this company

they poured their hopes and dreams into

just went down the drain.

Quinn, is this man bothering you?

It's fine. I'm fine.

He and his dog just frightened me.

I was just leaving, but take my card.

That's a great dog.

Yeah, her name's Gonzo.

She's a purebred border terrier.

Purebred? Must have cost a fortune.

Well, it's a good investment.

Come on. Let's go.

I think Cerberus is
a good investment, too.

If it works.

It'll work.

Someone is stealing dogs in Park Slope.

Put it at the top of the feed.

I haven't seen anything
about a dog nap per

on the police scanner.

Well, this guy is clearly dangerous.

Look at all these flyers. And see that?

Wears a long black coat

and steals purebreds.

What for? For the money,

or something worse.

The scariest part:

he uses a cattle prod
to subdue the owners.

Should we ask around
for some witness accounts first?

We usually have at least ten

before anything goes into the system.

Lina, this app was built on trust.

We have to warn the people.

If someone had warned me
about the serial mugger,

I would have never walked home alone

after the One Direction concert.

You're right. Sorry.

Thank you for the accountability.

Hello, everyone.

Before we begin,
I would like to acknowledge

we're in New York City,

the ancestral and unceded territory

of the Lenape people.

Quinn, you're on mute.

Were you doing
the land acknowledgement?

It's fine. I should just dive in.

Okay, so, as predicted,

our IPO is still on schedule.

Yay!

Our numbers are up.
Churn rate is down.

The board is happy and
brand trust is better than ever.

And we are crushing our
trial partnership with the NYPD.

I've prepared a 90-minute presentation

about our expansion plan,

and it would be so great

if you could hold all questions
until the end.

Seriously, don't interrupt me.

I'm looking at you, Toby.

Men are 33% more likely to interrupt

when a woman is speaking
as opposed to another man.

Don't be that guy.

I will stop the meeting.

Okay, so, I'm sharing my screen.

Don't read my texts.

Can everyone hear me?

- Sure, yeah.
- Yup.

Expansion is exciting.

It's rewarding.

It's goals. But leading up to it

is a sensitive time.

Cerberus is about to
take over the country,

and you are on the ground floor.

You are the dream.

My dream.

I trust you, authentically,
with my whole heart.

And I know that you'll be mindful

for the sake of our collective success.

But as a gentle, well-intentioned,

humble reminder:

do not talk to the press.

Thank you for giving me
a chance to speak my truth.

I think you're making the right decision.

- Do not give them our truth.
- Do not let them in

on our special, unique journey.

Do not leak information.

Until we make a killing.

Listing Cerberus
on the New York Stock Exchange

will be seminal. It's everything
we've been working toward.

Hell, it's everything
every start-up works toward.

But only the bravest
and the most resilient

ever succeed.

I believe, earnestly,
that we are the bravest.

Where is it?

We are the most resilient.

Where is it?

And, without a doubt, we will succeed.

Seriously?

I am humbled

whenever I think about how we will soon

show the world that good

can prevail in a sea of darkness.

Subtle.

The world needs Cerberus,
especially now.

Our work is imperative,
and our light will burn bright.

Come on, sweetie. It's okay.

And as we illuminate the world

with our positivity, I promise

I will foster a joyful space,

free of harm.

Cerberus is and always will be

a beautiful family.

Come... Come on.

Get out, you stubborn little bitch.

And I know it's kind of ick

to talk so much about money,

but take solace in the fact

that even though we'll be mega-rich,

we'll still be doing mega-good.

All right, hit me with your questions.

Sorry.

Wow.

My gosh.

This is the best tomato I've ever eaten.

It better be, considering

how they chased you out of that co-op.

Yeah, thanks for saving me.

Why were they so mad?

You have to be a member to shop there.

Well, that seems exclusive.

Well, Park Slope is bougie like that.

I thought Brooklyn was
supposed to be edgy and grimy.

Well, back in the day, people
couldn't afford Manhattan,

so they moved to Brooklyn,

but now they can't
afford Brooklyn, either.

No. So, where do they go?

To their parents.

You better get rid of that.

Aw, but it cost $12.

This place is gorgeous.

Everything is so

precise.

That's weird.

Why would someone this organized
rip something so carelessly

from of the bulletin board?
See how the torn paper

is left under the pushpin?

Well, maybe
the dog nap per ripped it out.

Dognapper?

Struck multiple times
in the neighborhood.

Edwards says

there were witness accounts
of him entering the apartment

late last night on some crime app.

Aw. So cute.

Hey. Come here.

Is that the young woman
from all these articles

on the bulletin board?

Looks like it.

So, nothing was found
that could identify him?

Culprit left no trace.

Are you absolutely sure?

Sorry, yeah.

I love your app, by the way.

I really think it's gonna change our field.

Thank you. That is so sweet.

I can work my way around any UI,

but some of these dinosaurs
better start taking lessons.

Well, I hope it just helps you catch

the dog nap per. This is all so scary.

Hi.

Are you a witness? Don't mean

to interrupt. Sure you don't.

No, not a witness.

I've never been here before.

I'm a friend of Josh's.

He was writing a profile on me.

When I saw what happened
on Cerberus, I-I rushed over.

Yeah, how does that work?

You get a crime alert and location pin.

Wow.

That's lot of alerts
about long, black coats.

Which makes sense,
because everyone in New York

seems to wear one.

Well, except for me.

I prefer a little color.

I'm sorry, do I know you?

I-I meet so many people these days.

I meet so many people these days, too.

I just moved here from Chicago.

Elsbeth Tascioni.

The consent decree.

Love consent. So important.

Thank you. And judging

from all the articles
on Josh's bulletin board,

you're important.

Quinn Powers is the CEO of Cerberus.

The app was the first to report
the dog nap per in Park Slope.

You live in Park Slope, too?

I live downtown.

That's where Josh and I would meet

for our little interviews

because he was always walking
his darling little dog.

Because like you said,

you've never been here before.

I found it!

I found the murder weapon.

That dog napping devil

dumped it in a trash can two blocks over.

A cattle prod. Just like Cerberus said.

Take this

into evidence.

Yes, ma'am. Sorry.

So, that dog nap per

used the cattle prod to do what?

Subdue owners and steal purebreds.

But why would they

throw it away? I mean, wouldn't
they need it for the next time?

There won't be no next one.
And who are you?

Mimi Bladmire.
I walk the dogs around here.

And I'm gonna find Gonzo.
Mark my words.

You must really love dogs.

Well, they're so much better than people.

This must be so hard for you,

with so many of them being stolen.

Well, Gonzo's the only one
that I know that got taken,

but when I see those posters,

I feel sick

over every little missing angel.

I mean, you seem like
you would know all the dogs

in the neighborhood. It's strange

that you don't recognize the others.

Not necessarily.

There's more dogs than people

in New York these days. Especially since

the pandemic. Look

your cane

is the same size.

As that cattle prod.

I feel

triggered. I... She survived

an attack when she was a teen.

Can I get you water?

I-I think I need a safe room.

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Kind of a weird life choice...
inventing a crime-focused app

if she's triggered by violence.

I think it's brave. I hope she's okay.

I would love to talk to her some more,

once she's had time to recover.

Court appearance on Thursday.
Yeah, I know.

Hey.

So this is what
Lieutenant Noonan was hiding.

Every single FlairAll document
has my signature on it.

And only yours.

This makes you accountable.

How close is Celetano

to launching a full investigation on me?

Gosh.

I don't know.

I mean, as a lawyer,
in your professional opinion.

In my professional opinion,
you don't have much time.

I can't let that happen. Well,

if you didn't do this, then
the truth... Won't matter.

An investigation alone will tank
Payne Wagner's Foundation.

It'll tank all the hard work

that we've done to help those kids.

It'll tank Claudia's career.

I understand.

No, you don't.

You talk about the truth?

Well, that's not enough
for people like Claudia and me.

We need to be perfect to be trusted.

Especially by those people

we need to be around to do what we do.

And she did that, she's perfect.

And she's doing her life's work.

And I'm not gonna let him ruin it.

I need to get ahead of this.

Maybe you should
talk to Lieutenant Noonan.

You've known him for so long.

I do not know who that man is.

The man I thought I knew

the one who was
the best man at my wedding,

the one who held my kids in his arms

when they were born,

the one who stood by my side

when my father died...
that man doesn't exist.

Is there anything I can do to help?

You've been spying on me the whole time

and now you want to help?

Edwards is here.

Says she wants to talk to you
about this dog nap per case.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Let me introduce you to Cerberus Blue,

currently being tried out by qualified

members of the NYPD. That's me.

This is what now?

This advanced version of Cerberus

not only reports crimes onto a feed

based on witness accounts,

it has the ability to analyze

thousands of crime scene images, data

and soundbites in a matter of seconds.

Great. I can get rid of my entire staff

and finally live in peace.

It's not funny.

If you don't keep up with new tech,

you won't have a job in five years.

Well, that's okay, as long you let me

ride in your flying car.

Ooh, is it self-driving, 'cause we should

really have that by now.

Captain, Cerberus Blue has already

made a rendering of the dog nap per.

Impressive. Let's see.

So, his neck is

a different texture from his face.

And it says he's between

five, four and six, eight.

It's not perfect yet.

But it's a start.

And I was able to upload

all the information

on the other missing dogs.

Those dogs are fake. Excuse me?

Mimi.

She said she walks all the dogs

in Park Slope,

but she only recognized
Gonzo, so where did

the other dogs on the flyers come from?

If they were from Park Slope,

Mimi would have known them.

You go hang with the crazy dog lady.

I'll focus on the data. Let's see

who finds the suspect first.

Ooh, a challenge. How fun.

I don't have time for this.

Hey.

So, I noticed something.

This morning,
there was a garage collapse

in Park Slope with multiple injuries.

Plus two manhole fires.

Ouch. No, it's terrible.

But the dog nap per story

is still at the top of the Cerberus feed.

It's like Cerberus is pushing

the dog nap per story.

Elsbeth, right?

What a surprise.

Quinn. I-I'm

surprised you retained my name.

Most people don't.

Ooh, I love your headband.

That pattern is so

colorful, like fireworks.

Do you always wear one?

This is probably a
generational concept.

It's a branding thing.

How so?

I was wearing a headband like this

the night that I was attacked.

That's why I always have one on

when I talk about Cerberus.
It reminds people

how important the work is.

What a powerful story.

And brand.

I went through a long winter

where I tie-dyed all my socks.

It ruined my washer,

but I learned that the magic of tie-dye

is that it never comes out the same.

True. I have a rotation.

Fans make them for me.

Fans. Wow!

That's so fun.

Well, I love your office.

I mean, look at all this cool stuff.

It's good for morale.

Everyone's working long hours
for low pay until the IPO.

I guess you have
a lot riding on the growth

ooh... of the company. Well, we all do.

Cerberus is more than
a business, it's a family.

We authentically believe in our mission.

That's what, I came here
to talk to you about.

Detective Edwards

showed me all the great things

that you're doing here.

That is so sweet.

But the Cerberus Blue trial is
for law enforcement evangelists.

You have to pass a technology
proficiency exam to qualify.

Do you have to pass an exam
to be an investor, too?

You?

Well,

gee, thanks, but at this stage,

we're really only courting
major institutional investors.

Investment firms, banks,

major pension funds, that sort of thing.

Well, that's great, because
I have a lot of connections

in finance, especially in Chicago.

Chicago?

That's an untapped pool.

We have been trying to break in for ages.

Well, maybe I can help you with that.

Shoot. I have to go to a meeting.

But Toby, our
investment coordinator, would

love to talk to you.

He is right over there on the yoga ball.

You're all so young.

Thank you.

Can I... can I try this?

Just don't hurt yourself, okay? Okay.

I'm looking forward
to continuing this conversation.

Yeah, me too.

And, Quinn, before I forget.

Why did you make
the company meeting virtual

on the night of Josh Johnson's murder?

Why do you ask?

You're so charismatic in person.

Someone on the team had COVID.

Aw.

Okay.

I'll see you in a little while.

Hi, Toby.

Beep, beep, beep.

Hi, I'm... Elsbeth.

I know. Quinn texted me already.

I heard you can hook us up in Chicago.

And if you don't mind,
please sanitize before contact.

Wow.

Thanks for the reminder.

All good.

All hands need to be on deck right now,

so we're taking every precaution.

Well, that must have been
extra stressful when someone

on your team got COVID right
before the last company meeting.

What?

Yeah. I mean,

everyone on the team tested negative

that day, so we figured it had

to be the janitor or something.

We did all still go out for kombucha after,

but we masked between sips.

That sounds

refreshing.

Do you happen to have a recording

of that meeting? I used to

represent a lot of big
Chicago hedge funds,

and I would love
to show them Cerberus' exciting,

youthful energy in action.

Did you say hedge funds?

Okay, look,

I did secretly record the meeting

because I'm making a documentary
about Cerberus' rise.

I'm gonna sell my stocks after the IPO

and pursue my dream of becoming
an important voice in film.

Like the Wayans brothers.

I'll send it to you, but you can't tell Quinn.

I won't.

Can we shake hands now?

Expansion is exciting.

It's rewarding. It's goals.

- But leading up to it...
- Hey. So,

I noticed something else.

I love it when you notice things.

I have read all of Josh Johnson's articles

in the New York View. I liked his style.

I mean, he was a little mean sometimes,

but always honest, had real integrity.

But something felt off
about his profile on Quinn.

The one that was found on his computer?

What was wrong with it?
Well, it sounded

exactly like him, it just didn't

feel like him. Does that make sense?

Yeah, like those AI remixes

of pop songs. They lack

ooh, what's the word... a soul.

Yep. So, I ran Josh's article
through an AI detector

and, sure enough, SmartCheat

was used. He plagiarized?

Not in any of his other
articles, just this one.

The man was a Pulitzer
finalist. I trusted him.

But her, I don't trust.

Me either.

She said she would stop the meeting

if she was interrupted,

but Toby tried to three times.

Who's Toby?

He's an aspiring filmmaker.

But Quinn didn't even flinch.

Quinn... It's like she didn't hear him.

Something's off.

Yeah, she seems a little fake.

Like a girl in a commercial.

Like a brand.

We'll still be doing...

The headband.

What headband?

Exactly.

She had one when the meeting started

and now it's gone.

And it looks like she knew it.

Hi.

I thought the 'family'

could use a little snack.

It's banana bread.

I don't know why it turned out so green.

Were the bananas green?

No.

But that is a good question.

I found the recipe on a website.

Ooh! Maybe it was written by AI.

You can't always trust
information you find online.

How can I help you, Elsbeth?

I just had a question

followed by a revelation.

Are you familiar with SmartCheat?

Sure. I wouldn't know how to use it.

I actually loved writing
my own papers in college.

Good for you.

Well, the revelation is
Josh Johnson's article

was written by SmartCheat.

My God. Are you sure?

The writing on that was incredible.

You've read it?

He showed me a draft.

Out of all the profiles written on me,

it's actually my favorite.

Don't tell The Times.

I won't.

But didn't you think
it was a little too glowing?

No, I've worked very hard
to get to where I am.

I took my trauma

and I turned it into something beautiful.

That's exactly what the article said,

almost word for word.

Probably because
everyone writes that about me.

SmartCheat produces content

by collecting vast data
and analyzing patterns online.

I thought you didn't know how to use it.

I don't. Everyone knows that.

Everyone young.

You know, I've dated men
in the media space.

A lot of them are drug addicts.

Maybe Josh was involved
with some bad people.

Like the dog nap per.

You think the dog nap per

was Josh's drug dealer?

Well, the police didn't find anything

in his apartment to indicate

he had a problem.

Well, they didn't find any evidence right?

So frustrating. Poor Josh.

Obviously in a bad place,

cutting corners in his work.

Or maybe Josh was on to something.

Like a dog with a bone.

His office had all this

meticulous research about Cerberus.

About you.

It's almost as if he was working on

something big right up until

the moment he died.

I wouldn't know.

I've never been inside his apartment.

Yeah, you mentioned that.

Twice, I think.

Three times, now.

I don't remember doing that,

but if I did, I have been in shock

over the loss of a friend.

I could have said anything to you.

Well, I'm gonna go back
and see if I can find

anything else. And I will

keep you updated,

since you were friends.

I appreciate it.

Violent crime
has taken so much from me.

Hey, Mimi.

Hey.

Justice for Gonzo.

Yes.

So, I think Quinn came back here

the day after the murder

to see if her headband
had been collected as evidence.

If we can get it...

We can get her.
I'll start with the bedroom.

Hey, is there a way to get into this?

No, it's an IR camera,
so it's protected with

a facial recognition scanner.

Yeah. See? So,

hypothetically, if Quinn

wanted to replace Josh's original article

with her plagiarized one,

could she have scanned Josh's face

even if he was...

Easily. I mean, this thing isn't heavy

and his body was right here.

Ew. Yuck.

Any luck with the headband?

No, but I did find this yearbook.

Ooh, that's where Quinn went to school.

He was really thorough
with his research.

What is the sticky?

He cut out half of page 87.

This paper

looks like the piece
left under the pushpin.

The missing page must have been
pinned to the bulletin board.

Whoever was here that night
tore it down.

But why?

Do you like a field trip?

We have every yearbook

preserved in the archives

dating back to 1901.

Well, that's incredible.

Well, if you need something,

ask a librarian.

Page 87. There.

Ooh. Ooh!

I recognize this photo. It was

hanging up at Cerberus.
Except in that one, there was

no Ellen Davis.

Like she was photoshopped out?

Yes. Photoshop. Good call.

But why would Quinn

want to make this girl disappear?

And why would a dog nap per

want to hide this picture?

Excuse me, Agnes?

Do you remember anything

about these girls?

Yes.

They were an odd pair.

Yeah, they were always together.

You know, best friends.

I heard they hate each other now.

Why? What happened? Well, I'm not

too sure, but you should ask Ellen.

Well, we would love to.

Do you know where we can find her?

Well, if you need something,

ask a librarian.

Funny. This is
the second time this month

that someone's contacted me
about Quinn Powers.

We're so sorry to bother you, Ellen.

I mean, we don't talk anymore
for a reason.

Do you mind telling us

what that reason is?

I'm the one who created Cerberus.

I came up with the idea

after Quinn was attacked.

I mean, she has this quality
that makes you

feel like you want to protect her.

I've noticed.

Have you seen her get triggered?

Yes. Sure did.

Well, I think it's intentional, but whatever.

I felt so angry on her behalf,

angry that the law enforcement
failed her,

angry that nobody
in her neighborhood was warned

about her attacker. I mean, how careless

and incompetent.

No offense.

None taken.

I worked out all the coding

while Quinn perfected the pitch.

But by August, I realized that.

Cerberus' data system was flawed.

It could never distinguish

good information from bad.

Garbage in, garbage out.

That's a great way to put it.
You're so smart.

Thanks. But the app wasn't.

It could quickly raise awareness

about crimes, but there was no way to

actually verify them.

Anyone can leave

a witness account. People
could send in warnings

about real crimes, but they could also

create hysteria over fake ones.

Like a dog nap per.

I decided to scrap it for ethical reasons.

Good for you.

And how did Quinn react? Disappointed.

She really thought that
she was gonna be a star.

And then she ran off to Stanford,

like rich girls do,
and stopped returning my texts.

And now she is a star
for an app you created.

That limp, by the way?

Super exaggerated.

She only needed that cane

for a couple of months.

I guess she just liked the attention.

And did you tell Josh all this
when he came to see you?

I have no interest in being branded

a sour grapes whistle-blower, so no.

But he didn't need me.

He was already onto everything.

Too bad he died.

I was really looking forward
to watching her go down.

But I guess people like Quinn
always win.

So far.

Namaste. Elsbeth. Hi.

Again.

This is my only break the entire day.

Well, I'm glad I caught you, then,

because I wanted
to tell you this in person.

So, Toby and I
have been setting up meetings

in Chicago with my former clients

and I've decided to invest myself

when you go public. That's great.

How did you decide?

I just found out there's an ex-con

living in my building.

A former circus clown

who did despicable things to acrobats.

That is so scary.

And not just the clown part.

I know. And I had
to find out from a neighbor

after I'd already moved in. But Cerberus

would have warned you immediately.

Exactly.

I really, really
believe in your mission, Quinn.

I think you're a star.

Thank you. That is so sweet.

Will you put the clown guy on the app?

I just think people need to know.

Sure. After everything is

checked and verified, of course.

Great.

And, my accountants
will be in touch with Toby.

I can't wait.

By the way

you said you were going back
to Josh's apartment.

Did you find anything else?

Nothing that would identify the killer. Yet.

So frustrating.

I fed Quinn fake information
about an ex-con clown

and she put it on the app
within five minutes.

Ellen was right.

Ex-con clown? Ellen who?

What is happening?

I read the fine print
in the Cerberus agreement.

They say they need at least
ten witness accounts

or police verification

before it even goes in the system.

But the 'criminal'

displayed here isn't real.

I made him up.

So, who's this supposed to be?

This also looks like AI.

See how the texture of his face is

different from his neck?

Like the rendering of the dog nap per.

Wait, was this behind a pay wall?

Cerberus is amplifying
crime data and profiting

by having users pay
to see fake criminals.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Well, this proves

that Cerberus was running a scam,

which Josh knew about
weeks before the IPO.

Guess the app is a flop.

You were right.

I was what?

You were right

about the other dogs being fake.

I wouldn't be surprised

if Josh's dog never existed either.

Who's that?

I d... I don't have time for this.

Shut the door on the way out.

I found her! I found Gonzo!

She was safe in the brambles.

I gave her all the food I had in my pants,

but she needs love

and shelter for the night.

I can't take her home.
I already have five dogs.

I'd happily take a sixth,

but my partner said she'd move out.

I considered it, but

I think I have to choose her this time.

Well, I don't think I can
look at another dog ever again.

I would love to, but I-I got a new couch.

Welcome home.

Mwah.

You're such a good girl.

Who's a good girl?

Yeah, Tom would have been so jealous

if he saw me petting you.

He was my chihuahua.

Yeah.

You must be hungry.

Let's see what I have for you.

I hope you like rotisserie chicken.

Hey. Where'd you go?

What are you doing with that?

Where are you going?

You like to hide things.

Do you? Do you?

Let me have that. Give it to me.

As for our run,
it continues to be impressive.

And as you can see, we've

already surpassed our goal.

Elsbeth.

Okay, I'm gonna
need to draw a boundary.

I'm in the middle of something
pretty important.

I'm so sorry to interrupt.

But I have something
pretty important to share, too.

Hi, Toby!

Do you mind playing the recording

of the company meeting
that you gave me?

You know, the virtual one that Quinn had

on the night Josh Johnson was murdered?

You gave her what?

No. Don't be mad at him.

I made him do it.

Go ahead. It's all right.

And could you give.

Officer Blanke

the remote, please?

What is happening? You can't just

march in here and take over.

I'm looking at you, Toby.

Men are 33% more likely

to interrupt when a woman is speaking

as opposed to another man.

Don't be that guy. I will stop the meeting.

You made a really big deal

about not wanting to be interrupted

during your presentation.

Do not let them in

Quinn, about the cap table, I...

- Do not leak information...
- But there

Toby interrupted you for the third time,

and you were completely unbothered.

As if you didn't even hear him.

I noticed that, too. Shut up, Chad.

I turned the sound off

on my computer to focus.

Come on. We both know you're lying.

And you are very

good at not telling the truth.

Like when you said
that someone had COVID

during the meeting. That was very clever.

Seriously?! I took Paxlovid for nothing.

Okay, fine.

I take full accountability

for the COVID fib.

And I want to sincerely

apologize for the harm

I may have caused.

Please,

let me explain in the spirit of honesty

and authenticity.

The stress of the IPO was getting to me.

I wasn't sleeping.

I was losing clumps of my hair.

I needed a mental health break.

So I prerecorded the meeting,

pressed play and took a bath.

I am so sorry.

Feel free to check
the location on my phone

to verify I was at my apartment.

So you're saying you prerecorded

the entire meeting.

And meditated in the water.

So, why was the intro live?

Quinn, you're on mute.

Were you doing
the land acknowledgement?

It's fine. I should just dive in.

See that?

That's a time stamp.

The Q and A in the outro was live, too.

Well, of course the Q and A was live.

I never said it wasn't.

You kind of did.

Okay. Here's my theory.

I think you used your own app

the dog nap per.

This was very smart,
because it made Cerberus seem

very credible. But it's not credible, is it?

And Josh knew that.

So you bought
the same weapon that you'd

created hysteria around:

the cattle prod.

You knew you could handle it well

after years of carrying this cane around.

Then, to create

a fake alibi,

you held a virtual meeting,

switched to a prerecorded presentation,

left your apartment,

murdered Josh... bzz!

Replaced his article

exposing Cerberus' data flaws

with your AI-generated version

nice touch, by the way...
and then got back

to your apartment
just in time for the Q and A.

You made me put the dog nap per

in the system. You lied to me.

No, I didn't. This is so offensive.

Do people really believe

I could kill a man? With my injury?

Wow.

I will say it again.

You are very, very good at telling lies.

But you made one mistake.
You told the wrong lie.

You said that you had never
been to Josh's apartment.

But you left your headband there

the night of the murder, didn't you?

See how you're wearing it
at the start of the lecture

and how it's gone at the end?

I misspoke because this
unmerited interrogation

is causing me trauma.

You're absolutely right.

I only prerecorded the presentation.

And then I took my
headband off in the bath.

So you can show me

where your tie-dye headband is,

the one you were wearing that night,

when I search your apartment?

You need a warrant
to search my apartment.

I have one.

How?

Come here! Good girl!

All I had to do

was let Gonzo show me
where she hid things.

That's right.

Underneath Josh's stove,
in case you're interested.

I think she must have taken it

when you were using Josh's face

to get into his laptop

after you killed him. Yuck.

How do you know it's even mine?

The headband was an exact match

to the one in the recording.

Tie-dye never comes out
the same, remember?

Well, Josh probably stole it.

He was obsessed with me.

Why would I say I'd never
been to the apartment

if I knew my headband might be there?

Because you didn't know
that Toby recorded the meeting.

But he did. And, Quinn,

the headband had Josh's blood on it.

That could only have happened

the night of the murder.

Quinn Powers, you're under arrest

for the murder of Josh Johnson.

You have the right to remain silent.

This is the footage of a lifetime.

I'm going to Sundance.

I don't think I'm interested
in Cerberus anymore.

Seems like a bad investment.

Shut up.

If I can convince a bunch of strangers

to give me millions of dollars,

I can convince a jury I'm innocent.

I am a star.

Well...

You might need this, then.

So, you really didn't know? No.

I tried to blow the whistle

on FlairAll for months,
but you never believed me.

Why should I believe you?
Mr. Wali, I worked hard

to get where I am.

I will not put my future, my foundation

or my family in jeopardy.

Not for anyone.

Then why did you turn me away?

Because I was being lied to.

By someone I thought I could trust.

Now, look, I know you're
looking at me like I must be

a liar or a fool.

I will look you in the eye

right now and tell you I was a fool.

I couldn't see what was
right in front of me,

and I'm a detective.
I should have known.

I'm sorry.

But I'm gonna listen to you now.

I'll fix this.

Just tell me everything that's happening.

The FlairAll warehouse is a sweatshop.

The clothes that you give
away at your fancy galas?

They're made from synthetic scraps.

It's garbage in, garbage out.

People are working long hours
for low, illegal wages.

There's no heat in the winter,

there's no cool air in the summer.

It's all misery.

It's being covered up in your name.

That all gonna end right now.
I give you my word.

So, you'll back me up at the DOJ?

It's not that simple. But I have a plan.

And Lieutenant Noonan

is going down.